# Giant Beasts of Ars

Giant Beasts of Ars (アルスの巨獣, Arusu no Kyojū) is an original Japanese anime television series animated by Asahi Production and produced by DMM Pictures. It is directed by Akira Oguro and written by Norimitsu Kaihō, with Shūji Katayama and Akinari Suzuki composing the music. Original character designs are provided by Ashito Ōyari, while Hiroshi Shimizu and Masato Kato adapt the designs for animation. It aired from January 7 to March 25, 2023, on the Super Animeism programming block on MBS and other affiliates. Penguin Research performed the opening theme song "Hengen Jizai" (変幻自在, "Morphing Existence"), while Harumi performed the ending theme song "Na mo Nai Hana" (名もない花, "The Nameless Flower"). Sentai Filmworks licensed the series outside of Asia. Bilibili licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and streams it on Ani-One YouTube channels. A manga adaptation by Toshinori Ito began serialization online via Kobunsha's Comic Nettai manga website on January 27, 2023.

## Characters
### Kuumi (クウミ)

    Voiced by: Hina Yōmiya

### Jiiro (ジイロ)

    Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa

### Myaa (ミャア)

    Voiced by: Yu Serizawa

### Meran (メラン)

    Voiced by: Hiromu Mineta

### Romana (ロマーナ)

    Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa

### Tsurugi (ツルギ)

    Voiced by: Asami Seto

### Sharuto (シャルト)

    Voiced by: Wakana Kuramochi

### Façade (ファザード, Fazādo)

    Voiced by: Ryōta Takeuchi

### Tōka (トオカ)

    Voiced by: Mayu Aoyagi

### Zen (ゼン)

    Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata

### Mezami (メザミ)

    Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru

### Bakura (バクラ)

    Voiced by: Takayuki Sugō

### Kuumi Katsu (勝 クウミ, Katsu Kūmi)

    Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe

### Baban (ババン)

    Voiced by: Takahiro Shimada

### Baban's wife (ババン妻, Baban Tsuma)

    Voiced by: Mai Nakahara

### Kuryunesu (クリュネス)

    Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka

### Gouza (ゴウザ, Gōza)

    Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa

### Guun (グウン, Gūn)

    Voiced by: Kenji Nomura

### Kirisu (キリス)

    Voiced by: Kanato Watai

## Episode list

| No. | Title | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
| 1 | "The Promise That Started It All" Transliteration: "Hajimari no Yakusoku" (Japanese: はじまりの約束) | Tadato Suzuki | Akira Oguro | January 7, 2023 (2023-01-07) |
| 2 | "The Covenant Ritual" Transliteration: "Keiyaku no Gishiki" (Japanese: 契約の儀式) | Takahiro Ōtsuka | Akira Oguro | January 14, 2023 (2023-01-14) |
| 3 | "Long Rain Village" Transliteration: "Rin'u no Sato" (Japanese: 霖雨の里) | Unknown | TBA | January 21, 2023 (2023-01-21) |
| 4 | "The Drifting Spear" Transliteration: "Samayo U'yari" (Japanese: 彷徨う槍) | Unknown | TBA | January 28, 2023 (2023-01-28) |
| 5 | "Test of Strength" Transliteration: "Chikara Kurabe" (Japanese: 力比べ) | Unknown | TBA | February 4, 2023 (2023-02-04) |
| 6 | "An Inescapable Shadow" Transliteration: "Nogarerarenu Kage" (Japanese: 逃れられぬ影) | Unknown | TBA | February 11, 2023 (2023-02-11) |
| 7 | "Violet Evokes the Memory of Horns" Transliteration: "Murasaki wa Tsuwa no Kioku" (Japanese: ムラサキは角の記憶) | Unknown | TBA | February 18, 2023 (2023-02-18) |
| 8 | "Proof of Identity" Transliteration: "Dōitsusei no Shōmei" (Japanese: 同一性の証明) | Unknown | TBA | February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25) |
| 9 | "The Warrior and the Healer" Transliteration: "Samurai to Ikutōtsukushi" (Japanese: 士と医生) | Unknown | TBA | March 4, 2023 (2023-03-04) |
| 10 | "The Emissary of the Securians" Transliteration: "Moribito no Shisha" (Japanese: 守り人の使者) | Unknown | TBA | March 11, 2023 (2023-03-11) |
| 11 | "The Fleeting Flower" Transliteration: "Utaka no Hana" (Japanese: 泡沫の華) | Unknown | TBA | March 18, 2023 (2023-03-18) |
| 12 | "The Ring's Judgment" Transliteration: "Yubiwa no Shinpan" (Japanese: 指輪の審判) | Unknown | TBA | March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) |